Head of Governance UK

2 weeks ago


Croydon Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Allianz Full time

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What you do

This is an exciting opportunity for a Head of Governance UK to join the UK Executive Team at a time of significant growth and change.

As the Head of Governance UK you will have a broad remit of responsibilities, driving cross-functional governance alignment and implementation across all areas of the business, ranging from operational areas such as claims handling and sales and services, to finance and HR processes.

Key responsibilities:

  • Responsible for successful implementation of the new governance framework in the UK, ensuring cross-functional alignment;
  • Overall responsibility for localization and implementation of Group governance framework;
  • Close collaboration with risk and compliance to identify and address wider governance needs;
  • Define and monitor governance KPIs at cross functional level;
  • Establish network of functional governance officers and oversee their progress and output;
  • Credibly challenge the 1st line activities based on KPI review and monitoring.

What you bring

  • Professional with insurance sector experience in relevant functions (Corporate Governance, Operations/Process Improvement, Audit, Risk, Compliance)
  • CII qualified (Desirable)
  • Previous experience in designing governance processes, operational standards and guidelines, and driving its implementation (preferred)
  • Strong insurance experience with a strong cross-functional understanding.
  • Strong Stakeholders management including across multiple functions
  • Compliance / Risk experience with a good understanding of UK regulatory requirements.
  • Strong project management experience
  • Keen eye for detail
  • Pro-active and not afraid to challenge the status quo.
  • Professional approach and delivery of work product.
  • Energy, enthusiasm, persistence and adaptability.
  • Ability to influence and lead others.
  • Focus on timely delivery of quality outputs.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

What we offer

Our employees play an integral part in our success as a business. We appreciate that each of our employees are unique and have unique needs, ambitions and we enjoy being a part of their journey.

We are there to empower and encourage you with your personal and professional development ensuring that you take control by offering a large variety of courses and targeted development programs. All that in a global environment where international mobility and career progression are encouraged. Caring for your health and wellbeing is key priority for us. This is why we build Work Well programs to providing you with peace of mind and give the flexibility in planning and arranging for a better work-life balance

40845 | Legal & Compliance | Management | Allianz Executive | Allianz Partners | Full-Time | Permanent Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow. Note: Diversity of minds is an integral part of Allianz' company culture. One means to achieve diverse teams is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company encourages its employees to have motivation in gaining varied skills from different positions and to collect experiences from across Allianz Group.

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